History
The School of Planning and Architecture had a modest beginning in 1941 as a Department of Architecture of Delhi Polytechnic. It was later affiliated to the University of Delhi and integrated with the School of Town and Country Planning which was established in 1955 by the Government of India to provide facilities for rural, urban and regional planning. On integration, the School was renamed as School of Planning and Architecture in 1959.
Recognizing the specialized nature of the fields in which the School had attained eminence, in 1979, the Government of India, through the then Ministry of Education and Culture, conferred on the School of Planning and Architecture the status of “Deemed to be a University”. With this new status, the School had broadened its horizon by introducing new academic and extension programmes and promoting research and consultancy activities. It was recognized as “An Institute of National Importance under an Act of Parliament” in 2015.
About the School
The School is a specialized University, only one of its kinds, which exclusively provides training at various levels, in different aspects of human habitat and environment. The School has taken lead in introducing academic programmes in specialized fields both at Bachelor’s and Master’s level, some of which are even today not available elsewhere in India. The School, in striving for excellence, has always been in the lead in extending education and research to new frontiers of knowledge. Human habitat and environment being the basic concern of the School, the spectrum of academic programmes is being continuously extended by providing programmes in new fields and emerging areas for which facilities are not available, as yet, anywhere else in the country.
The current SPA Delhi campus is located near ITO in Indraprastha Estate in New Delhi. The SPA Residential Campus and Hostel is located at Maharani Bagh, New Friends Colony, New Delhi and a girls hostel at Indraprastha Estate. A site of 20 acres has been acquired south of JNU by the school adjacent to Hotel Grand for developing a new campus.
Courses offered:
| Undergraduate Degree | Postgraduate Degree |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Architecture | Master of Planning in Environmental Planning |
| Bachelor of Planning | Master of Planning in Housing |
| Master of Planning in Regional Planning | |
| Master of Planning in Transport Planning | |
| Master of Planning in Urban Planning | |
| Master of Architecture in Architectural Conservation | |
| Master of Architecture in Urban Design | |
| Master of Architecture in Master of Industrial Design | |
| Master of Landscape Architecture |
Doctoral Programmes
The School provides facilities to undertake research work leading to the award of a Ph.D. degree in the fields of Architecture, Physical Planning, Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Environmental Planning, Housing, Transport Planning, Urban Design, Architectural Conservation, Landscape Architecture, Industrial Design and Building Engineering and Management. About 30 scholars have been awarded the doctoral degrees from the School, the first one awarded in 1991.
A candidate could submit her Ph.D. thesis after a minimum period of two years, and within five years from the date of registration. In case of a candidate without master’s degree, the minimum period for submission of thesis is three years. In cases where candidate requires more than five years for submission of her thesis, she could do so, if the Departmental Research Committee (DRC) recommends her case and the approval of the Committee for Doctoral Programmes (CDP) is secured.
Contact Info:
School of Planning and Architecture , New Delhi
4-Block-B, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi 110002
Fax. 011 – 2370 2383Admission (Help-desk for Admission)
Ph. +91 011 – 2372 4383
E-mail- [email protected]Office of Registrar
Ph : 011-23702382
E-Mail : [email protected]
Fax : 011-23702396